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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, I917- 1,258,862. I Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

ATTORNEY IRA r. Bacon; on NEW YORK, N.

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s ecification of lietters Patent." Pat -fi d Mar, 12,. 1918,

Application filed March- 19. 1?:17. Serial no. 155,749.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LIRA I. BLooM, a citizen of the United tes, and resident of the city of New York,- in the count 1 of New York and State of Few York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys andtoy submarines and especially to those which are submerged by the addition of Weights.

()ne' of the objects of this invention is the provision of means for indicating the submerged position of the subm'erging weight.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a weight adapted especially for use in connection with self raising submersible toys which automatically discharge the weight, and for retrieving the weight after itlias been discharged from the toy Eurther objects will appear from the description and claims.

I accomplish these objects by the devices shown in their preferred forms in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front view and partial section, of one form of toy submarine showing a weight adapted for use therewith.

Fig. 2 is a section of a portion of a self raising and automatic weight discharging toy subnia 'ine showing a modified form of subinerging weight.-

Fig. 3 is a front view showing the position of the weight after it has been discharged from the toy shown in Fig; 2 and before it has reached the bottom and Fig. 4. is a similar view of the weight resting on the bottom and showing the indicating floatat the sur face.

In the practical embodiment of my invention, the weight 3 is designed for use in the type of toy-submarine shown in Fig. l'which has an opening 2 in the hull 1 extending part way through said hull. Float 4, such as a cork, water tight ball or similar buoyant object, is attached to weight 3 by some flexible light connection such as a string 5, one end of said string being attached to the float at 7 and the other end of said string passing through a hole 6 in the base" of said weight. A knot as 9'prevents the string from being pulled back through the hole. TVeight 3 is shown partly hollow for con venience in inserting float 4 very loosely therein, though the weight may be solid if desired.

For the self raising form of toy shown in through.

In the form of toy shown in Fig. 1 string Fig.2, the opening 2 in hull 1 extends entirely through said hull the weight resting on disk 10 of the bell crank lever pivoted at 12, and having weight 11 to balance the weight which may be placed on disk 10. For this form of toy, I prefer to use a weight as 8, which is partly hollow and open at one end and which is so shaped that the center of gravity falls near the closed end thereof so that when said weight is dropped or dischz'i-rged into the water, it \vill'always tend to assume an upright position. (Fig. i.)

Float 4 has the string 5 wound thereon and fits loosely intothe opening in weight 8. one

end of said string being attached to float i and the other and passing through a small opening in the base of weight 8 and being knotted at 9 to prevent its being pulled 5 is wound around float i, said float being then inserted in weight 3. When it is desired to submerge the toy, the weight, held with the open end up, and the float freely inserted in said weight, are dropped into opening 2. Weight 3 is of suitable mass to overcome the buoyancy of the toy to cause saidtoy to sink. As soon as the toy is submerged si'iiiieiently to allow the water to enter over the'top of tube 13 therebyfillin'g opening 2,; float 4 rises to the surface as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, string 5 uncoiling as the float rises. To cause the toy to rise, weight 3 is withdrawn by means of float 4:. It is obvious that the string may be held in the hand and the weight dropped to the bottom of opening 2 and Withdrawn as frequently as desired without the use of the float thereby causing the toy to sink and rise alternately; or ring weights designed to fit around the periscope or other parts may be employed in a similar manner. 7 In the fOI'HiOf toy shown in F ig. 2, string 5 is wound around float at in the manner de 100 scribed above, weight 8 being inserted into opening 2 with the base uppermost and float 4c is loosely inserted in theopening in said weight so that float i is held on todisk 10 by said weight. The insertion of said weight 105 into opening 2 snbinerges the toy. WVhe-u the end 11 of the bellcrank lever touches the bottom of the water, said end israised, moving the lever-to the position shown by the dotted lines (Fig. 2) therebydischarg- 110 ing weight 8 and float 4: contained therein. The center of gravity of weight '8 being near said weight instead of in it;

and the weight being the anchor near the base thereof, said weight will tend to assume an upright position (Fig. 3) thereby releasing float l which will rise to the surface (Fig. 4) string 5 uncoiling as the float rises. The discharge of weight Sfrom the toy will cause said toy to rise to the surface. The weight may be retrieved by pulling up float at, the position of said weight being indicated by the iioat.

Attention is called to .changes in the method of operating my device and in the format'on and location of the weights which ifmade will not depart from the scope of my invention; such as making weight 3 solid instead of hollow; placing lioat i flexibly attached to weight 3 holding the string in the hand while operating the type of boat shown in Fig. 1, eliminating opening 2 in said type and placing'the weight on the deck. In'connection with the type of boat shown in Fig. 2, float 4 connected to weight 8 ma be painted to represent a floating mine, and the toy may be called an automatic mine layer, the float being the mine therefor.

I do not desire to limit my invention to use in connection with toy submarines only, as it is obvious tnat my improved devices may be used in connection with any other form of submersible toy as well.

W hat I claim is:

1. In combination with a weight discharg ing toy, means for submerging said toy, and means arranged with said submerging means to operate only after the discharge of said submerging means from said toy for indicating the position of said submerging means after submersion.

2. Means for submorging a toy submarine and for enabling the retrieval of said means, comprising a weighty, partly hollow body having its center of gravity near the closed end thereof, a floatable body, and flexible means for connecting said lioatable body with said weighty body.

3. Means for submerging a toy and for indicating the position and enabling retrieval of said means comprising a partly hollow weighty body, a floatable body adaptedto be inserted into said weighty body and a flexible member for connecting said floatable body with said weighty body.

at. In combination with an automatic weight discharging toy, a weight for submerging said toy and means for retrieving said weight after said weight has been discharged from said toy, said retrieving means being arranged to ,be held down by said weight until after the discharge of said weight from said toy.

V 5. In combinationv with an automatic weight discharging toy submarine, means @opies of this patent may he obtained for five-cents each,

various slight for submerging said toy and for enabling the retrieval ofsaid submerging means, comprising a partly hollow weight open at one end and having its center of gravity near the closed end thereof and a float flexibly connected to said body inserted in said weight, and means for automatically discharging said weight and float from said toy for causing said toy to rise to the surface and for causing said weight to rest on the bottom with the open end up, whereby said float is released and rises to the surface for enabling the retrieval of said weight.

6. In combination with a weight discharging toy submarine, means for submerging said toy, means .ror discharging said submerging means, flexible means attached at one endthereof to said submerging means and meal s attached to the other end of said flexible means adapted to automatically draw said other end of said flexible means to the surface after the discharge of said submerging means and not before said discharge.

7.. In combination with a weight discharging toy submarine having an opening therein, a weight for insertion into said opening for submerging said toy and a floatflexibly connected to said weight arranged to be held down by said weight until said weight is discharged from said toy, and then to rise to the surface for indicating the position of said weight and said toy.

8. In combination wit i an automatic weight discharging toy submarine, a weight for submerging said toy and a float flexibly connected to said weight adapted to rise to the surface only after the discharge of said weight and float for indicating the position of said weights and for withdrawing said weight.

9. In combination with a toysubmarine having an opening therethrough, a weight adapted to be dropped into said opening, hinged means closing the lower end ofsaid opening for holding said weight thereon and for automatically discharging said weight when said toy reaches the bottom of the water, and a float flexibly connected to said weight adapted to rise to the surface on the discharge of said weight.

10. A partly hollow toy sinking weight having its center of gravity near one end thereof and having a hole in the heavier end, a cork, and a string fastened to said cork and passing through said hole, said string being knotted to prevent its being pulled back through said hole. 7

Signed at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 17th day of March, A. D. 1917.

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